The former Manchester United man claims that Rio should have worn the Kick-it out shirt before the tie with Stoke, something which has incurred the wrath of Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson as well.
After the Old Trafford crash between the Red Devils and Stoke City, most of the news was focused on off-the-field issues rather than the accomplished 4-2 win, which the 19-time English champions achieved.
Before the game began, all the players at the Theatre of Dreams were sporting Anti-Racism shirts provided by the Kick-it out campaign; However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 was not one of them, as he refused to support the movement in light of recent events.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 a year ago at Loftus Road and sparked off a long running animosity between the players.
Rio was also controversially omitted from the European Championships and has spent the majority of his playing time with United. Sir Alex was also far from pleased with the whole incident and even criticized the player for his actions in the media.
However, reportedly the duo have further discussed the matter and come to an agreement, with Fergie also waiving the chance to slap a hefty fine on the player’s services.
Viv http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anderson-c5565, on the hand, has been far more vocal in his opinion and sided with Ferguson, claiming that the veteran defender should have set an example for the younger players to follow instead of worsening the racism situation.
“You can see the manager was fuming and he clearly didn’t know anything about it. He expects his senior boys to set an example. If he says we are all doing it together, it should be the end of the story. But Rio has gone the other way. I don’t see where
he is coming from and I don’t know what it is going to achieve.”
“Some of the fines are bordering on being pathetic. In one instance the fine was £40,000. It is nonsense. If it was millions, the associations would soon react to it and say we don’t want these people in the grounds. The Kick It Out campaign is very good.
They are doing their best to alleviate this problem,” he concluded.
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